25-10-3.2. Licensing requirements for fireworks or pyrotechnics shows or use of special effects.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

(a)
1. (1)
  No person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership shall cause the combustion, explosion, deflagration, detonation, or ignition of pyrotechnics for the purpose of a fireworks or pyrotechnics exhibition or display before a proximate audience unless such person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership holds a valid license issued by the Safety Fire Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection. Any application for such a license shall be made to the Safety Fire Commissioner in the form prescribed by the Safety Fire Commissioner.#
2. (2)
  All applicants shall meet the following requirements for licensure to conduct a fireworks or pyrotechnics exhibition or display before a proximate audience:#
  (A)
  The applicant shall submit to the Safety Fire Commissioner proof of a valid comprehensive liability insurance policy purchased from an insurer authorized to do business in Georgia. The coverage shall include bodily injury and property damage, products liability, completed operations, and contractual liability. The proof of insurance shall also be provided before any license can be renewed. The minimum amount of said coverage shall be $1 million or such other amount as specified by the Safety Fire Commissioner. An insurer that provided such coverage shall notify the Safety Fire Commissioner of any change in coverage;#
  (B)
  The applicant shall pay the required licensing fee as prescribed in Code Section 25-10-5; and#
  (C)
  The applicant shall comply with all rules and regulations promulgated by the Safety Fire Commissioner pursuant to this chapter.#
(b)
1. (1)
  No person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership shall cause the combustion, explosion, deflagration, detonation, or ignition of fireworks for the purpose of a public exhibition or display of fireworks unless such person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership holds a valid license issued by the Safety Fire Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection. Any application for such a license shall be made to the Safety Fire Commissioner in the form prescribed by the Safety Fire Commissioner.#
2. (2)
  All applicants shall meet the following requirements for licensure to conduct a public exhibition or display of fireworks:#
  (A)
  The applicant shall submit to the Safety Fire Commissioner proof of competency of all operators and assistants;#
  (B)
  The applicant shall pay the required licensing fee as prescribed in Code Section 25-10-5; and#
  (C)
  The applicant shall comply with all rules and regulations promulgated by the Safety Fire Commissioner pursuant to this chapter.#
(c)
1. (1)
  No person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership shall cause the combustion, explosion, deflagration, detonation, or ignition of special effects unless such person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership holds a valid license issued by the Safety Fire Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, provided that any use of special effects in which an audience is present shall require licensure pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section. Any application for such a license shall be made to the Safety Fire Commissioner in the form prescribed by the Safety Fire Commissioner.#
2. (2)
  All applicants shall meet the following requirements for licensure to use special effects:#
  (A)
  The applicant shall submit to the Safety Fire Commissioner proof of competency of all operators and assistants;#
  (B)
  The applicant shall pay the required licensing fee as prescribed in Code Section 25-10-5; and#
  (C)
  The applicant shall comply with all rules and regulations promulgated by the Safety Fire Commissioner pursuant to this chapter.#
(d)
The license issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this Code Section shall not authorize the manufacture, transportation, use, sale, or storage of explosives as provided for in subsection (d) of Code Section 25-2-17.#
(e)
Any violation of this chapter shall be grounds for revocation or denial of licensure to conduct a fireworks or pyrotechnics exhibition or display before a proximate audience, to conduct a public exhibition or display of fireworks, or for the use of special effects.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 25-10-3.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 294, § 2; Ga. L. 2016, p. 64, § 8/HB 727; Ga. L. 2024, p. 945, § 7/SB 417, effective July 1, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, designated the existing provisions of subsections (a) and (b) as paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2); in the first sentence of paragraph (a)(1), substituted “fireworks or pyrotechnics” for “public” in the middle and substituted “paragraph (2) of this subsection” for “this Code section” at the end; in paragraph (a)(2), substituted “shall” for “must” near the beginning and added “to conduct a fireworks or pyrotechnics exhibition or display before a proximate audience” at the end; in subparagraph (a)(1)(A), substituted “shall” for “must” in the second and third sentences; deleted former subsection (c), which read “Any violation of this chapter shall be grounds for revocation or denial of licensure to conduct pyrotechnic displays.”; and added present subsections (b) through (e).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t25-t26-(v21)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V21, edición 2023, suplemento de 2025, páginas 34 a 36; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo dee9b563c5d6.